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Coco Calling No.259 - The Lure of the Cornish Pasty!
My owner isn’t anyone very exceptional. He gets up in the morning, goes to bed in the evening, and sometimes does a few things in the...

Coco
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Coco Calling No.258 - When The Builders Are In!
Parrots like to have a regular routine; we’re not called ‘flying toddlers’ for nothing, so this means that we find any change rather...

Coco
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Coco Calling No.257 - There In Every Tiny Detail…
I observe rather a lot through my beady parrot eyes. Especially when it comes to humans, some of whom have a bit of a problem. You see,...

Coco
Sep 19, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.256 - Searching for Treasure
Whilst on holiday on the Scillies, my owner and his wife did a lot of beachcombing. It’s a kind of infectious and therapeutic activity...

Coco
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Coco Calling No.255 - Booby Mania Hits the Scillies
Photo credit: Stephen Holloway Lots of birds enjoy a holiday away from it all. That’s why we go on migrations. But when we choose to go...

Coco
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Coco Calling No.254 - Ready to Meet Our Maker?
At long last, my owner’s back from his Summer holiday. He went to the Isles of Scilly, and I was a bit cross that he didn’t take me with...

Coco
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Coco Calling No.253 - We Are What We Eat
I’m really quite a well-built bird. In fact, I’m embarrassed to admit that I weigh a lot more than many of the birds in the garden. I...

Coco
Aug 16, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.252 - The Bright Red Talking Box
In the middle of our village, we have what was once a bright red talking box. Yes, humans used to wander in, and talk into a bone-shaped...

Coco
Aug 9, 20232 min read


Coco Calling No.251 - Strange Noises After Dark
I always go to sleep at night in our kitchen. And as I’m dozing with my beak tucked in under my wing, I often hear a range of different...

Coco
Aug 2, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.250 - Being Inflated by the Spirit of God
A lot of humans ask me why I bother to write a weekly Christian blog; they think it must be very time-consuming and a bit of a weekly...

Coco
Jul 24, 20232 min read


Coco Calling No.249 - How to Succeed in Life
There’s an old saying amongst some of my human friends about how to succeed in life. Apparently, you only need three things; -a wish...

Coco
Jul 19, 20233 min read


Calling No.248 - We All Matter
Despite his faults, I often say how lucky I am to have an owner that not only loves me but understands me as well. He always has my best...

Coco
Jul 12, 20232 min read


Calling No.247 - My Family and Me
I live with two elderly Labradors and a group of humans. You could say that we’re quite a disparate bunch; I’m the only one with...

Coco
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Calling No.246 - Expecting the Unexpected
Our lives here on Earth are rarely predictable. Things can suddenly occur which knock us out of our normal orbit of being. And so it...

Coco
Jun 28, 20232 min read


Calling No.245 - Wrestling With Our Faith To Fulfil Our True Potential
Many humans will experience days when they have a bit of a “faith wobble.” (It can sometimes happen to parrots as well). And it’s on...

Coco
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.244 - The Little Voice Inside Us
The other night, I stole a chip from my owner’s dinner plate. It wasn’t the first time that I’ve done this, and I knew he wouldn’t be...

Coco
Jun 14, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.243 - The Purpose of Today
Well I guess that if you’re all reading my blog today, it means that you’ve all woken up this morning. And if you’re lucky enough to...

Coco
Jun 7, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.242 - The Question of Compassion
If my name wasn’t Coco, then I think I should have been called “Plato” because I’m something of a feathery philosopher. And I spent much...

Coco
May 30, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.241 - When Things Are Not Always What They Seem To Be
I can vividly remember the day when my owner and his wife first brought me home with them. That was some 23 years ago, and they were...

Coco
May 24, 20233 min read


Coco Calling No.240 - The Question of Time
I’m a very deep and philosophical bird. In fact, some humans have been known to refer to me as a “feathery Einstein.” And the other day,...

Coco
May 16, 20233 min read
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